Aircraft fuel tank aperture sealing
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsPaul Edwards, Antony Peacock, Timothy Sanderson
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Abstract
A seal for sealing an aircraft fuel tank, an aircraft wing rib and stringer sealing assembly, an aircraft wing fuel tank, an aircraft structural wing box, an aircraft wing, and a method of sealing an aperture are disclosed. The seal is for sealing a wing rib to a stringer passing through an aperture in the rib at a variable position in the aperture. The seal includes self-adjustment means to absorb any tolerance when forming the seal, upon the stringer being assembled into the aperture in the rib.
Claims11
A seal for sealing an aircraft wing rib to a stringer passing through an aperture defined in the rib at a position subject to a tolerance, comprising;
- a first seal part engageable with the rib and a second seal part engageable with the stringer,
- the first and second seal parts each defining a sealing surface for sealable engagement together upon assembly,
- wherein the seal includes self-adjustment means to absorb any said tolerance and form the seal upon the stringer being assembled into the aperture in the rib, and
- wherein the second seal part comprises a saddle including an inwardly extending taper defined on the sealing surface of the saddle, and further including a pair of legs formed with a second taper and/or a bridging portion formed with a second taper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.